Fukushima Prefecture Recruit Nurses In Tokyo

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Staffs of hospitals in Fukushima interview nurses and students at an Fukushima Nurse Job Fair at recruiting agency Pasona headquarters on November 18, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. 90 particpants listen to the benefits of 25 Fukushima hospitals that are in serious nurse shotage, partly because nurses having small children have left Fukushima worrying their children's health.

Staffs of hospitals in Fukushima interview nurses and students at an Fukushima Nurse Job Fair at recruiting agency Pasona headquarters on November 18, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. 90 particpants listen to the benefits of 25 Fukushima hospitals that are in serious nurse shotage, partly because nurses having small children have left Fukushima worrying their children's health.

Japanese Lower House Dissolved

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Lower house lawmakers make banzai cheers at the Diet building on November 16, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house, call a snap election, which voting day is December 16.

Lower house lawmakers make banzai cheers at the Diet building on November 16, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house, call a snap election, which voting day is December 16.

Gaza Israel Missile Strikes Claim Victims

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Thousands of people attend the funeral of Ahmed Jabari, a top military commander of Hamas on November 15, 2012 in Gaza City, Gaza. The IDF targeted nearly 200 sites in the Gaza Strip, killing Ahmed Jabari, Hamas responded with retaliatory missile attacks to Israel.

Thousands of people attend the funeral of Ahmed Jabari, a top military commander of Hamas on November 15, 2012 in Gaza City, Gaza. The IDF targeted nearly 200 sites in the Gaza Strip, killing Ahmed Jabari, Hamas responded with retaliatory missile attacks to Israel.

Shock Absorbing Electric Vehicle Developed

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A woman smiles though getting stucked between a track and 'iSAVE YOU', electric vehicle covered with shock absorbing air-bag type material, during its revealing on November 15, 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan. Humanix, Hiroshima University affiliated venture company have developed the EV, and now the company accept orders at the price of 790,000 Japanese yen, or 9,772 U.S. dollars.

A woman smiles though getting stucked between a track and 'iSAVE YOU', electric vehicle covered with shock absorbing air-bag type material, during its revealing on November 15, 2012 in Hiroshima, Japan. Humanix, Hiroshima University affiliated venture company have developed the EV, and now the company accept orders at the price of 790,000 Japanese yen, or 9,772 U.S. dollars.

Ripen Persimmon Harvested Only To Throw Away In Fukushima

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Farmer Yasushi Okazaki (50) throws away ripen persimmons that he has just harvested on November 13, 2012 in Date, Fukushima, Japan. Though the farmers had carried out decontamination work, radioactive substance exceeding the threshold was detected from the experimental dried persimmon production this year again. Farmers have to throw them away to be paid compasation from Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO).

Farmer Yasushi Okazaki (50) throws away ripen persimmons that he has just harvested on November 13, 2012 in Date, Fukushima, Japan. Though the farmers had carried out decontamination work, radioactive substance exceeding the threshold was detected from the experimental dried persimmon production this year again. Farmers have to throw them away to be paid compasation from Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO).

The Dalai Lama Addresses At Diet Members' Building

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The Dalai Lama bows after addressing in front of the lawmakers at the upper house lawmakers buidling on November 13, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attends the lecture.

The Dalai Lama bows after addressing in front of the lawmakers at the upper house lawmakers buidling on November 13, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. Opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe attends the lecture.

Residents Of Nulcear Plant City Elect Incumbent Mayor

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Incumbent Kashiwazaki City Mayor Hiroshi Aida (C) makes banzai cheers with his supporters after securing his third term, favoured by voters against restart of local nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co's Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on November 18, 2012 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan.

Incumbent Kashiwazaki City Mayor Hiroshi Aida (C) makes banzai cheers with his supporters after securing his third term, favoured by voters against restart of local nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co's Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on November 18, 2012 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan.

Another U.S. Serviceman Arrested In Okinawa

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An apartment house where U.S. Marine Corps first lieutenant Tomas Chanquet was arrested for breaking into home of a local resident is seen on November 18, 2012 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Another trespassing by a drunken serviceman during the curfew escalates anti-U.S. military sentiment following recent crimes in Okinawa.

An apartment house where U.S. Marine Corps first lieutenant Tomas Chanquet was arrested for breaking into home of a local resident is seen on November 18, 2012 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Another trespassing by a drunken serviceman during the curfew escalates anti-U.S. military sentiment following recent crimes in Okinawa.